Box-car loader.



C. G. WATTS.

BOX CAR LOADER.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.2. 1915.

1 177,37 1 Patented Mar. 28, 1916.

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' 14770E/YE Y5 THE COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH c0., WASHINGTON. n. c.

CHARLES G. WATTS, .OF MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA.

BOX-CAR LOADER,

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 28, 1916.

Application filed August 2, 1915. Serial No. 43,265.

object of my invention is to provide a comparatively simple, inexpensive apparatus by means of which coal can be easily and quickly loaded from the dock into a box-car.

A further object is to provide a device which can be shifted from one side of the car to the other or from one car to another.

The invention consists generally in various constructions and combinations, all as hereinafter described and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification, Figure 1 is a sec tional view through the upper portion of a box-car, showing my invention applied thereto, Fig. 2 is an elevation of the same,

showing the spouts for conducting the material into the car.

In the drawing, 2 represents a box-car having a roof 3 and a door opening 4.

5 is a frame of suitable material, having a hopper 6 therein and spouts 7 and 8 leading therefrom and inwardly turned to enter the car door opening and direct the coal toward the ends of the car. The frame is provided with suitable hooks 9 and chains 10 are connected to these hooks for lifting the frame and moving it from one side of the car to the other or from one car to another.

As shown in Fig. 1, the hopper bottom is inclined downwardly and outwardly, so that the inner wall of the spout bears against the eaves of the car and thebottom of the frame 5 is inclined to fit the inclined surface of the car roof. Any suitable means may be provided for holding the frame and hopper in place, but I prefer to provide a shaft'll having a suitable ratchet and crank 12 and chains 13 connecting said shaft with hooks 14. These hooks are positioned to engage the car roof and have their ends entering the door opening of the car, there being preferably a hook on each side of the frame and on each side of the car door opening. When the cables 13 are tightened, the hooks will be drawn against the car roof and the frame seated on the opposite side of the roof and having the spout wall bearing thereon will be clamped securely in place. When it is de- 1' sired to move the hopper, the ratchet dog is released, the hooks disengaged from the car and by means of a crane or other suitable mechanism the frame and hopper can be easily transferred to another car or to an other position on the same car.

The device may be made in various sizes and in various ways the details of construction herein shown and described may be modified and still be within the scope of my invention.

I claim as my invention:

1. A box car loader comprising a hopper adapted to be seated on the roof of a car, a spout for said hopper to extend downwardly and inwardly into the car opening, said spout having means to bear on the eaves of the car on one side and means for engaging the car eaves on the opposite side for locking the loader on a car.

2. A box carloader comprising a hopper having a spout extending downwardly and inwardly to enter the car door opening and movable from car to car, and means for tem porarily clamping said hopper on a car.

3. A car loader comprising a hopper adapted to be seated on a car and having diverging spouts extending downwardly and inwardly to enter a car door opening and means for clamping said hopper and spouts on the car.

4. A car loader comprising a combined hopper and spout adapted to be seated on a car, with the spout projecting. into the car door opening on one side, and hooks for engaging the car upon the opposite side for clamping said hopper and spout thereon.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this 28th day of July, 1915.

CHARLES-G. WATTS.

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